BibFormats

052  Geographic Classification (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards

Field (Full/Minimal)
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Code source
blank character Library of Congress Classification
1 U.S. Department of Defense Classification
7 Source specified in subfield ǂ2
2nd Indicator Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Geographic classification area code (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
ǂb Geographic classification subarea code (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂd Populated place name (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ1 Real World Object URI (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ2 Code source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A geographic classification code that represents the geographic area and, if applicable, the geographic subarea and populated place name covered by an item. The code provides more precise geographic access than the codes contained in field 043. Use separate 052 fields for each geographic area code and any related subarea codes associated with the item. Use subfield ǂd for the name of the geographic area. Use field 552 to record geographic data in note form.

1st indicator

Code source. A value that indicates the code source in subfield ǂa and information in the other subfields.

 
blank character

Library of Congress Classification. Derive the geographic area code from the Library of Congress Classification—Class G from the range G3190-G9980 and expanded Cutter number lists for place names. Cutter numbers for place names in the United States are also published in Geographic Cutter Numbers.

 
1

U.S. Department of Defense Classification. The geographic classification code is from the U.S. Department of Defense Classification system.

 
7

Source specified in subfield ǂ2. The geographic classification code is from a source other than one specified by the other defined values and for which an identifying code is given in subfield ǂ2.

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

 
ǂa Geographic classification area code

A numeric or alphanumeric code representing the main geographic area covered by an item. If the 1st indicator value is blank, the code is a four-to-six digit number. If the number is longer than four digits, a decimal point follows the fourth digit. To derive the area code, omit the letter G from the LC class number found in the Library of Congress Classification—Class G from the range G3190-G9980. If the 1st indicator value is 7, a code from another source is used and that source is given in subfield ǂ2. Use a separate 052 field for each geographic area code.

052     3700
651   0 United States ǂv Maps
052     4290
651   0 Oregon ǂv Maps
052     4292 ǂb M6
651   0 Mount Hood National Forest (Or.) ǂv Maps
052     4293 ǂb M8
651   0 Multnomah County (Or.) ǂv Maps
052     4294 ǂb P6
651   0 Portland (Or.) ǂv Maps
ǂb Geographic classification subarea code

A geographic or geopolitical subarea code related to the geographic area coded in subfield ǂa. If the 1st indicator value is blank, the code is an alphanumeric Cutter derived from the Library of Congress Classification—Class G or the expanded Cutter number lists for place names found in Geographic Cutter Numbers. Use a separate subfield ǂb for each geographic subarea code.

052     7144 ǂb B2
651   0 Baku (Azerbaijan) ǂv Maps
052     4332 ǂb G7
651   0 Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) ǂv Maps
052     5774 ǂb E2 ǂb G5
651
  0 Edinburgh (Scotland) ǂv Maps
651   0 Glasgow (Scotland) ǂv Maps
052     4284 ǂb S4
052     4283 ǂb K3
651
  0 Seattle (Wash.) ǂv Maps
651   0 King County (Wash.) ǂv Maps
052     3804 ǂb N4:2M3 ǂb N4:2W3 ǂb N4:2M513 ǂb N4
651   0 Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) ǂv Maps
651   0 Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) ǂv Maps
651   0 Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) ǂv Maps
651   0 New York (N.Y.) ǂv Maps
ǂd Populated place name

The approved form of name for a populated place. If a short form of the name has been approved in the case of a name established by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, use that form in preference to the full form of the name.

052 1   BK ǂd Mostar
651   0 Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ǂv Maps
ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number

For information about subfield ǂ0, see Control Subfields.

ǂ1 Real World Object URI

For information about subfield ǂ1, see Control Subfields.

ǂ2 Code source

A code for the source of the geographic classification code. See Classification Scheme Source Codes.

For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

052 7   912.6894 ǂ2 ddc
651   0 Zambia ǂv Maps
ǂ6 Linkage

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 052.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 052.